Posts from ‘Beyond Gas’
U.S. military contractor preps B.C. pipeline build
Bechtel, a private contractor with deep ties to the U.S. government, military and oil industry, has been selected to lead construction on the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline across ...
Prime Minister Carney must block the American pipeline takeover
“There are some places that are never for sale,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump during their first meeting in Washington, D.C. “Never say never,” Trump ...
B.C. natural gas prices will double, thanks to U.S.-owned pipeline
The cost of heating more than a million homes, farms and businesses across B.C. could soon jump again, as fossil gas prices double later this year. That’s according to ...
B.C. can have affordable, renewable power – or LNG
British Columbia faces an urgent choice: renewable power or LNG? Our government claims we can have both. But the absurd reality is that British Columbians are paying billions to ...
Donald Trump’s billionaire backers plan LNG boom in Canada
Wall Street investment firms are betting on LNG projects in Canada as part of the “Unleashing American Energy” strategy, unveiled this week by President Donald Trump. “We will drill, ...
Why do B.C. politicians agree with Trump on LNG?
Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump promises a dramatic expansion of the LNG industry starting next week. And British Columbia is going along for the ride. “I will approve the ...
FortisBC gas bills jump to pay for new pipelines
Bills, bills, bills … life is getting more expensive for B.C. families who heat and cook with gas. Private gas utility FortisBC jacked up its prices on January 1, ...
LNG is an intelligence operation
Facing “hostile complex threats” on foreign soil, a team of American spies deployed as a “force multiplier” to help TC Energy’s 16 local lobbyists achieve victory. No, it’s not ...
Why my family got rid of our gas stove
The day my daughter accidentally left our gas stove on still haunts me. So many things could have gone wrong. So many things did go wrong. It was the ...